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15-19 August 1916

In the week, in 1916, when the king praised the 'cheerful confidence' of the troops in France, courage and hope are hard-won in Folkestone.

In the week, in 1916, when the king praised the "cheerful confidence" of the troops in France, courage and hope are hard-won in Folkestone.

Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Story-led by Katie Hims
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.

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58 minutes

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Fri 2 Dec 201603:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Esme MacknadeKatie Angelou
Norman HarrisSean Baker
St JohnJason Barnett
Jean HarrisEliza Bennett
Isabel GrahamKeely Beresford
Gabriel GrahamMichael Bertenshaw
Juliet ArgentLizzie Bourne
Howard ArgentGunnar Cauthery
Alice MacknadeClaire Louise Cordwell
Bill MacknadeBen Crowe
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Mrs EdkinsRachel Davies
Grace CavendishGrace Doherty
Oscar HendrickxPierre Elliott
Hilary PearceCraige Els
Ethel JohnsonNicola Ferguson
Jessie MooreLucy Hutchinson
Adam WilsonBilly Kennedy
Connie CavendishFelix Lailey
Maisie HarrisCassie Layton
Olly FlowersEviee Lavery
Anna WhiteAmelia Lowdell
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
CarltonNathan Nolan
Mary MoteKirsty Oswald
Mansfield CummingBrian Protheroe
Johnnie MarshallPaul Ready
Albert WilsonLee Ross
Marieke DupontOlivia Ross
Florrie WilsonClaire Rushbrook
Cecil CameronJustin Salinger
Dorothea WinwoodRachel Shelley
Alec PooleTom Stuart
Maggie MacknadeHollie Thoupos
Ivy LaytonLizzy Watts
Edna HarrisLara West
Nancy ParkerJane Whittenshaw
Hugh CavendishAlex Wyndham
WriterKatie Hims
DirectorAllegra McIlroy

Broadcasts

  • Fri 19 Aug 201621:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 1 Dec 201610:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 1 Dec 201615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 2 Dec 201603:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Characters

The Characters

Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet Home Front's characters.

Podcast

  • Home Front - Omnibus

    Epic drama series charting the lives of a group of characters on the home front during WWI